Death is June - THÆTAS : 'The Irredeemable Age"

This band from New York plays a dark, dense, and sonically intense version of technical death metal that is not huge on the shredding solos but approaches things in a more jarring, angular fashion. "Summers of Hate' finds the vocals going lower into a more gurgled tone and the rest of the band speeding up. This is not as unique a sound as the opening track, which carried more purpose in the slower chugs. By the time I get to "For the Hope Devoid' things have started to blur together, and the songs begin to all sound the same, chaos with nothing to hook you in and keep your attention. There is a more melodic passage in this song, but this is something that needs to be expanded.

The title track does slow down and gain more focus with eeries sounds conjured up from the bubbling sonic darkness, proving they are capable of this, and can do so without sacrificing the blast beasts; there jsut needs to be more dynamic balance. Things return to the blur of blast-driven riffs on "Stretched Virtex' which carries over into "Daytime Lantern," not allowing it to gain its footing until midway in. To their credit, these are not long spraling songs, but kept around the four-minute mark. They bring their vision to life in one of the album's most effective manners on 'Pillars of Faith." The last song also works fairly well, though focus is not an area they are most consistent in when it comes to songwriting, as they see chaos writhing in the riffs as being a crucial aspect of their song, which sometimes works better than others. I like that it is dark and well produced will give this an 8. 

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